Muscle function outweighs appendicular lean mass in predicting adverse outcomes: Evidence from Asian longitudinal studies

• Shu Zhang,
• Li-Ning Peng,
• Wei-Ju Lee,
• Yukiko Nishita,
• Rei Otsuka,
• Hidenori Arai,
• Liang-Kung Chen

Affiliations

Shu Zhang

Department of Epidemiology of Aging, Research Institute, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Aichi, Japan

Li-Ning Peng

Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Center for Healthy Longevity and Aging Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan; Department of Geriatric Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan

Wei-Ju Lee

Center for Healthy Longevity and Aging Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan; Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital Yuanshan Branch, Yilan, Taiwan

Yukiko Nishita

Department of Epidemiology of Aging, Research Institute, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Aichi, Japan

Rei Otsuka

Department of Epidemiology of Aging, Research Institute, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Aichi, Japan

Hidenori Arai

Corresponding author at: National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, 7-430 Morioka, Obu, Aichi, 474-8511, Japan.; National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Aichi, Japan

Liang-Kung Chen

Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Center for Healthy Longevity and Aging Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan; Taipei Municipal Gan-Dau Hospital (Managed by Taipei Veterans General Hospital), Taipei, Taiwan; Corresponding author at: Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, No. 201, Sec 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei, 11217, Taiwan.